Published on March 22, 2009
What the experts are saying about Austin Hinder
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Springs High School quarterback Austin Hinder has become one of the most sought after recruits in the nation. The senior-to-be holds 16 Division I scholarship offers.
Published on March 22, 2009
University of Colorado ski racer Jenny Allen smiles as she skids across the finish line of Saturday's slalom ski race at Howelsen Hill. Allen, a former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club skier, finished second in the event, which concludes today with another slalom race.
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Springs skier Linnea Dixson cuts through a gate during Saturday's Colorado Junior Ski Cup Championships at Howelsen Hill.
Published on March 22, 2009
The sun sets March 5 over Big Gypsum Valley where the Sunday Mines Complex is located. The company that runs the mines has proposed an expansion of its uranium operations, and Sheep Mountain Alliance has filed a petition challenging the BLM's approval.
Published on March 22, 2009
Astronauts Joseph Acaba, left, and Steve Swanson, both mission specialists, are pictured near the robotic workstation in Destiny, the U.S. laboratory, within 24 hours of beginning their mission's second spacewalk, which they completed Saturday.
Published on March 22, 2009
Editorial cartoon for March 22, 2009
Published on March 22, 2009
Hidden Springs Ranch is one of three Hayden subdivisions entangled in legal disputes. Property owners say they are the victims caught in the middle.
Published on March 22, 2009
John and Julie Worden are trying to put things back together after their lives were turned upside down by Pamela Jean Williams and Terri Dawn Moody Fatka. Williams and Fatka pleaded guilty to embezzling about $1.3 million from the Steamboat Springs branch of Alpine Bank and its account holders.
Published on March 22, 2009
Megan Forry, left, of Seattle, and her college classmate Lauren Ventrudo, of Steamboat Springs, are both finding ways to cut expenses.
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Springs native Emily Krall is months away from earning her degree and has an unpaid internship lined up for summer. But like many college students, she's worried about job prospects once her internship is finished.
Published on March 22, 2009
Andrew Squires, 12, pushes away from the starting line at the top of the NASTAR course at Steamboat Ski Area. Squires, in town from Edmond, Okla., with his family, had one tip for racers looking to cut their time: "Stay low."
Published on March 22, 2009
Riley Pepper, 11, takes a spill during a run down the NASTAR course at Steamboat Ski Area. Pepper traveled to Steamboat Springs from Texas with his family and spent the morning trying to improve his time.
Published on March 22, 2009
Roger Ross cuts between the gates on the NASTAR course at the Steamboat Ski Area. Ross was fine-tuning his form Friday in preparation for the NASTAR National Championships, which start Thursday in Steamboat Springs. Ross estimated he's put in more than 200 runs this winter, refining his style and lessening his personal best time.
Published on March 22, 2009
A day's worth of racing netted 9-year-old Omar Zakaria a chest full of medals. He easily earned the silver and bronze medals, but he didn't secure the gold until he absorbed a mountain of tips from fellow racers. He got the gold on his final run.
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Motors lead technician Nick Yaw works on a truck Friday in the service department. Posting employee productivity for all to see initially was rejected by the department's veteran employees, but dealership manager Jeff Steinke said such techniques eventually are accepted and embraced.
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Motors technician Chris Ketter works Friday on replacing a timing belt in the dealership's service department where employee efficiency is measured. Steamboat Motors manager Jeff Steinke talked about employee productivity recently at a forum aimed at helping business owners improve their bottom line.
Published on March 22, 2009
Laurie Hallenbeck feeds her sheep Wednesday with her husband, Dennis.
Published on March 22, 2009
Bonnie Carrico
Published on March 22, 2009
Karleen Rae Johnson and Jacob Allen Booco
Published on March 22, 2009
The town of Hayden wants to purchase a 170-acre parcel of riverfront property just west of town.
Published on March 22, 2009
Freshman Jake Miller plays with a box of Cracker Jack on Thursday during lunch. If students want to eat junk food at lunch, they have bring it from home because the school no longer sells it as a result of an effort to promote healthful eating habits.
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Springs High School freshman Kyle Cavaretta dishes out a serving of lasagna Thursday during lunch.
Published on March 22, 2009
Steamboat Springs High School freshman Christian Weeden drinks an Izze juice Thursday during lunch. The drink is one of the healthful alternatives the school sells.
Published on March 22, 2009
Lambs feed Tuesday at the Wille family's ranch.
Published on March 22, 2009
Rod Wille and his daughter Kayla visit the lambs in the pen.
Published on March 22, 2009
Kayla Wille feeds a newly born lamb at her family's ranch.
Published on March 22, 2009
Sheep feed Wednesday at the Hallenbeck ranch.
Published on March 22, 2009
Rod Wille tells his daughter Kayla, 7, which newly born lamb needs to be fed Tuesday in a barn at their South Routt ranch. The Wille family usually lambs in February or March.
Published on March 22, 2009
A newly born lamb sucks on a bottle in a barn at the Wille Ranch, where 140 lambs are expected to be born this spring.
Published on March 22, 2009
Tentative plans call for Clocktower Square to be torn down to make room for the St. Cloud luxury condominium project. But the earliest plans for St. Cloud are almost certain to change in the prevailing economic climate.
Published on March 22, 2009
The Xanadu Condominiums site is part of a $15 million real estate offering at the base of the ski area.
Published on March 22, 2009
The Xanadu Condominiums site is part of a $15 million real estate offering at the base of the ski area. Xanadu is priced as part of the St. Cloud redevelopment site.
Published on March 22, 2009
The Slothowers' townhome offers a stone fireplace, alder trim and cabinets, vaulted ceilings and granite tile countertops. The owners are willing to trade their home for a home in the Denver area.
Published on March 22, 2009
Hill and Annie Slothower have received a dozen inquiries from Denver-area homeowners with an interest in swapping for the Slothowers' three-bedroom duplex townhome in Longview Park.
Published on March 22, 2009
